STANDARD 5.5 (CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE): by Grade 4

Strands with Cumulative Progress Indicators

1. Identify the roles that organisms may serve in a food chain.
2. Differentiate between the needs of plants and those of animals.
3. Recognize that plants and animals are composed of different parts performing different functions and working together for the well being of the organism.
4. Describe the basic functions of the major systems of the human body including, but not limited to:
   • digestive system.
   • circulatory system.
   • respiratory system.
   • nervous system.
   • skeletal system.
   • muscular system.
   • reproductive system.

1. Develop a simple classification scheme for grouping organisms.
2. Recognize that individuals vary within every species, including humans.

1. Identify different stages in the lives of various organisms.